Wisconsin Warship Name Rights Stir Controversy
Mrs Louise H Pratt of Sherwood Wisconsin argues she should name a battleship the Wisconsin highlighting her age of 61 education in a log school house cooking knitting corn soft soap and caring for four children. In Brooklyn Mr and Mrs Samuel S Haskell marked their 70th wedding anniversary with nearly seventy descendants present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise H. Pratt
Sherwood
Wisconsin
Samuel S. Haskell
Brooklyn
Jury Bias Jibe Echoes in Irish Trial Courtroom
In a Tid Bits snippet a defense counsel questions jurors about prejudice against his Irish client. The accused reports the jury is fair but seeks judge’s challenge due to perceived bias from the judge. The remark underscores courtroom tensions and humor. Separately, a quip notes food mailers hoping to love babies to death, while some bachelors wish otherwise.
Florida travel inquiry and contact offer
A reader asks about going to Florida and requests rates maps routes and full information. They provide a contact address for H. W. Sparks at 234 Clark Street Chicago for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
H. W. Sparks
Clark Street
Chicago
Impressions of Spain From Lowell Dispatches
The November Cenary presents Low ell's impressions of Spain drawn from unpublished official dispatches sent by James Russell Lowell during his Madrid mission as American minister. Prefatory note by Hon. A. A. Adee outlines Spanish politics. Lowell nurtured ties with Canovas and Silvela. his dispatches blend cordial court gossip with official reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Spain
James Russell Lowell
Madrid
A. A. Adee
Senors Canovas
Silvela
State Department
Fragmented Advertisements and Quotations from Pub Notices
A jumble of promotional lines and aphorisms appears with a pledge about testimonials, a tax firm in Warren Pennsylvania, and a quirky line about a girl and a man in conversation. It includes a brief product claim for a children’s remedy and a remark on marriage as diplomacy before war.
Hall's Catarrh Cure and other remedies advertised
An assortment of patent medicine claims is presented. Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised as a blood and mucous surface remedy with internal and local applications. Luxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise a one day cold cure. Ball's Family Pills are praised. Various quips and testimonials accompany the ad copy, reflecting early 20th century drug marketing rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
PP J. Gheney & CO
Toledo
Are
Prica
Ball
Empty gun foils daring thief near Bayou St John
A New Orleans man pursued a rear yard thief after he rushed out with a bundle. The pursuer leveled his unloaded pistol and ordered the robber to surrender. The thief hesitated, then complied. The “loaded” weapon proved empty upon inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayou St. John
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Tent Stoves For Soldiers In Army Tent Systems
Bids opened by Quartermaster G C Smith for 2000 conical wall tent stoves to be awarded by Quartermaster General Ludington. Stoves, adopted Sept 18 1894, are no longer unique to Jefferson Barracks with hundreds likely at other camps. unit weighs 19 pounds and measures 28 inches tall with a 13 inch top circumference.
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G. C. Smith
St. Louis
Ludington
Jefferson Barracks
Quartermaster Smith
Prince Max of Saxony Named Bishop of Kulm
Prince Max of Saxony, royal birth, appointed bishop of Kulm and likely to join the college of cardinals. He left a German cavalry commission to study for priesthood at Hichstatt, endured strict seminary discipline, then served as a missionary priest in London Whitechapel. The last imperial cardinal was Archduke Leopold of Austria.
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Max
Saxony
Kulm
Hichstatt
Bichstatt
London
Whitechapel
College of Cardinals
Archduke Leopold of
Austria
A Nation of Dyspeptics Warns of Indigestion Crisis
A Mountaineer article decries widespread dyspepsia as a national malady caused by poor eating and stress. It praises Mr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People after a Pembina County man reports lasting relief and cure after six boxes. The piece notes the pills’ claimed reach across blood and nerve disorders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pembina
North Dakota
Walhalla
Earnest Snider
Want to Live in Virginia Climate and Charm
Homeseekers excursion offer to Virginia via the Big Four Route and Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. Descriptive booklets, farm for sale details, excursion rates, dates, and time-cards available from J. C., Tucker, G. N. A., 234 Clark Street, Chicago. Also notes new acetylene lighting from a Monarch Generator by Schlieder Mfg Co. Omaha. Advertisements include Dr Seth Arnold’s Cough Killer and a quip about life lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
J. C
Tucker
Clark Street
Chicago
Ill
Schlieder M’f'g Co
Omaha
Nebr
Remarkable Dogs of Arctic Regions
Description of Lapland Iceland Greenland and Alaska dogs noting size fur, temperament and usefulness. Claims about hair, tails, ears, and irritability. sled use, strength to pull 500 pounds. feeding needs. lack of affection. Labrador ferocity. Kamchatka dog training and harsh handling.
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Lapland
Iceland
Greenland
Alaska
Labrador
Kamchatka
Alaska management warned by David Starr Jordan
David Starr Jordan, scientist and Alaska commissioner, opens the November Atlantic with critique of official Alaska policy. He cites errors in management that squander fur, fish, timber, mines and other resources, warns of ruinous outcomes if colonies are administered similarly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Starr Jordan
Alaska
Shall We Keep the Philippines and Your Health
Public opinion splits on keeping the Philippines while all agree on maintaining health. Hoatetter's Stomach Bitters is advertised as both preventive and curative for malaria fevers and stomach disorders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Hoatetter
Letter Count to Queen Victoria and Blindness Claim
The article notes about 20,000 letters addressed to Queen Victoria annually. It states a trial bottle of Dr Kines Great Nerve for nerve cases and notes a Philadelphia, PA address. It also claims the United States has the lowest blindness percentage globally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welteast
Dr. J. C. Ayer Co
Lowell, Mass
Queen Victoria
United States
Cee’s Cough Balsam Te Oldest and Best
An old advertisement touts Cee’s Cough Balsam Te as the oldest and best remedy for breaking a cold. It claims reliability and urges trying it. A stray historical note mentions a Peruvian custom of extracting two upper front teeth to indicate servitude. It ends with a proverb about sowing thorns and reaping grapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cee
Peru
Regained Health I Owe My Life to Your Compound
Mrs E Woowuisrr of Mills Nebraska writes that doctors said she had consumption and could not live. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound her menses returned, health improved, and she gained weight. She credits the compound with restoring her health and life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
I Feel Like a New Person Lydia E Pinkham Ad
Mrs Gro Lracy of Alton Illinois writes that after suffering womb trouble and frequent menses she found relief using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports improved strength sleep and appetite and says she would not exchange it for any doctors medicine.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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Tax Piso Co
Warren, Pa
Winslow
Detroit Journal
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Neuralcia
The
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N. Dakota
de Xon
Seth Arnold
Cornish
Waynesville, Il
California
Fie Synur Co
California Fie Syror Co
California Fic Syrup Co
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco, Cal
Louisville, Ky
New York, N
Dr. Kay
Mrs. Pinkham
Happy Women
Mrs
E. Woowuisrr
Mills
Neb
Omehs
Douglas St
Millard Hotel
Norr
Ladien
W.N.U. Omaha
Harding St
Indianapolis
Richard
C.H. Richards CO
Omaha, Nebraska
Sapolio
Fairbanks Scales
Kay
H. Green
Atlania
Oxpreea
F. M. Esterbrook
Nebraska Wesleyan University
University Place
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